योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-15

प्रलयानलसंक्षुब्धपूर्णैकार्णवरंहसा ।
पूर्णं परबलेनोग्रहेतिमेघतरङ्गिणा ॥ १५ ॥

pralayānalasaṃkṣubdhapūrṇaikārṇavaraṃhasā ,
pūrṇaṃ parabalenograhetimeghataraṅgiṇā 15

15. pūrṇam parabalena pralayānalasaṃkṣubdhapūrṇaikārṇavaraṃhasā
ugrahetīmeghataraṅgiṇā

15. (mahāpuram) pūrṇam pralayānalasaṃkṣubdhapūrṇaikārṇavaraṃhasā
ugrahetīmeghataraṅgiṇā parabalena

15. The city was full of an enemy force (parabala) whose impetuosity resembled the single ocean utterly churned by the fire of cosmic dissolution, and whose menacing weapons (heti) were like waves of clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full (full, complete, filled)

• परबलेन (parabalena) - by an enemy force (parabala) (by the enemy force, by the hostile army)

• प्रलयानलसंक्षुब्धपूर्णैकार्णवरंहसा (pralayānalasaṁkṣubdhapūrṇaikārṇavaraṁhasā) - whose impetuosity resembled the single ocean utterly churned by the fire of cosmic dissolution (by the impetuosity of the single ocean utterly agitated by the fire of cosmic dissolution)

• उग्रहेतीमेघतरङ्गिणा (ugrahetīmeghataraṅgiṇā) - whose menacing weapons (heti) were like waves of clouds (characterized by waves of fierce weapon-clouds)

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full (full, complete, filled)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, replete

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pṛ 'to fill' with kta suffix.

Root: pṛ (class 9)

परबलेन (parabalena) - by an enemy force (parabala) (by the enemy force, by the hostile army)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of parabala

parabala - enemy force, hostile army, power of another

Compound of para (other, enemy) + bala (force, strength, army).

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+bala)

• para – other, hostile, supreme, subsequent
  adjective (neuter)
• bala – force, strength, power, army
  noun (neuter)

प्रलयानलसंक्षुब्धपूर्णैकार्णवरंहसा (pralayānalasaṁkṣubdhapūrṇaikārṇavaraṁhasā) - whose impetuosity resembled the single ocean utterly churned by the fire of cosmic dissolution (by the impetuosity of the single ocean utterly agitated by the fire of cosmic dissolution)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pralayānalasaṃkṣubdhapūrṇaikārṇavaraṃhas

pralayānalasaṁkṣubdhapūrṇaikārṇavaraṁhas - having the velocity/impetuosity of the single ocean filled and agitated by the fire of cosmic dissolution

A very long Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pralayānala+saṃkṣubdha+pūrṇa+ekārṇava+raṃhas)

• pralayānala – fire of cosmic dissolution
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound: pralaya (dissolution) + anala (fire).
• saṃkṣubdha – greatly agitated, much disturbed, churned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam (with) + kṣubh (to agitate).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)
• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ 'to fill' with kta suffix.
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• ekārṇava – single ocean (the cosmic ocean at dissolution)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of eka (one, single) + arṇava (ocean).
• raṃhas – speed, velocity, impetuosity, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes `parabalena`.

उग्रहेतीमेघतरङ्गिणा (ugrahetīmeghataraṅgiṇā) - whose menacing weapons (heti) were like waves of clouds (characterized by waves of fierce weapon-clouds)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ugrahetīmeghataraṅgin

ugrahetīmeghataraṅgin - having waves that are like clouds of dreadful weapons

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ugra+heti+megha+taraṅgin)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, menacing, formidable
  adjective (neuter)
• heti – weapon, missile, dart, stroke
  noun (feminine)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• taraṅgin – having waves, undulating
  adjective (neuter)
  From taraṅga (wave) + -in suffix.

Note: Describes `parabalena`.

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